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He hasn’t started a game and yet Trenton Brown may be the biggest storyline heading into Saturday’s matchup against Georgia.

The Georgia Military College transfer at 6-foot-8 and 361 pounds is the largest body along a struggling offensive line. If all goes according to plan the remaining three days of practice, Brown will make his first career start at right tackle.

Florida shifted left guard Max Garcia to left tackle in favor of D.J. Humphries against Missouri on Oct. 19. Despite the shuffling, the Tigers still sacked Tyler Murphy six times. Inserting Brown into the lineup would move Tyler Moore to the bench who has had an injury-riddled season in his first year at Florida.

Players insisted crowd noise wasn’t an issue in Death Valley and Columbia, Mo. Coach Will Muschamp said on Monday that the offense just needed to get simpler for Florida. For the offensive line, that means moving the pocket and minimizing areas of responsibility.

The musical chairs along the offensive front are worrisome for a team that prides itself on controlling the line of scrimmage. When the Gators (4-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) kicks off against the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-2) at 3:30 p.m. in EverBank Field on Saturday, it’ll have a much larger body protecting Murphy’s strong side.

“Trenton Brown has been looking great,” Garcia said. “He’s kind of been a little bit more motivated I guess you could say, being, just the way things have been going. He’s going to have an opportunity to play this week so I’m really excited for him. You can see that he has a fire in his eye right now.”

Murphy starts throwing

Murphy doesn’t just have to worry about Georgia’s defense and stopping a two-game losing streak. After suffering a shoulder injury against LSU and not practicing all week leading up to a 36-17 loss against Missouri, rust has surfaced for the redshirt junior.

Murphy, who didn’t throw during the bye week, threw about 30 balls during practice on Monday. His accuracy and touch need some fine-tuning, Pease said.

Despite finishing 15-of-29 for 92 yards and an interception in a game Florida managed a season-low 151 total yards on offense, Murphy impressed his teammates just by playing.

“Extremely difficult. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a quarterback do that, sit out all week and then only throw one day,” receiver Trey Burton said. “I don’t how he does it, but he’s doing the best he can and we’re happy to have him.”

Taylor to start against Bulldogs

Pease admitted that he perhaps went away from Kelvin Taylor too soon against Missouri. After bringing Florida within six on a 20-yard score with less than a minute left in the third quarter, Taylor carried the football one time for a one-yard loss.

The freshman running back scored Florida’s only offensive touchdown in a 12-carry, 74-yard performance that upped his yards per carry average to 6.1. His father Fred finished his freshman season at Florida at 5.1

Muschamp announced his intentions to start Taylor on Monday. The added playing time is at the expense of sophomore Matt Jones who suffered a torn meniscus in Baton Rouge, La.

Tight end will likely red-shirt

Florida came into the season with a hole at tight end. Jordan Reed had left for the NFL and the top-returning tight ends in Kent Taylor and Clay Burton combined for four catches for 17 yards. It’s been seven games and Taylor has yet to make a catch this year.

An ankle injury has prevented Taylor from reaching the field this year. He had been a potential pass-catching replacement for Reed. The injury and an inability to bulk up his 224-pound frame, has the sophomore expected to red-shirt this season.

Gators notebook: More shuffing for offensive line; Kelvin Taylor to start- By